If you look at a tweet like this and cannot recognise that Susan Abulhawa is an extreme antisemite, (as well as an Assad, Putin and Nasrallah apologist) then you have no business ever opening your mouth on the subject of racism.
Mamdani 100% correct to call out this psychopath.
The danger of becoming part of the extreme left is that unless you have no limits, nothing you do will ever be enough.
You can endorse socialism, communism, Hamas, Fanon, revolutionary violence.
But if you balk at shooting up a synagogue, you will be branded a sell out.
This isn’t a “rise in antisemitism.” It’s proof that for all our supposed progress, human beings have not evolved all that much. It’s medieval Europe, only now the would be pogromists have smartphones.
American leftists will try to argue that synagogues being attacked in the US is just "blowback" from the war in Iran. But Australia is not leading any war in Iran, & 15 of our Jews were recently massacred on a beach. Jew hate can't be reduced to your petty partisan obsessions.
@larissaphillip Just want to say thank you for writing this. Wow. I am a Jewish person and reading this from someone who isn't Jewish means an incredible amount. Also I'm so glad you started writing again! The Quillette piece was how I found you, it blew me away.
@statonomic@brucefenton The reductive nature of this questioning is what I will not be responding to. I dont owe the OP or you any answers. I was just pointing out his obvious ignorance about Jews.
@Pumpamentals@brucefenton If they can't make a distinction between a criminal fucked up government and a people, or if they can make that distinction for other countries but not for israel, they are blinded by something...theres a word for that something... its on the tip of my tongue
@statonomic@brucefenton I didnt confirm anything and I definitely wont be turning my pockets out for a bunch of historically ignorant people on Twitter.
@brucefenton yes, you've made it clear that Jews who disagree with you don't matter. Why would I waste my time trying to make a point to someone who thinks that way? I don't need to make any points to state that your words about the Jewish religion are ignorant.